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Air Carolina
Air Carolina, originally known as Florence Airlines, was a regional airline initially based in Florence, South Carolina, with piston aircraft service within the Carolinas and Georgia. The company was originally certified as Florence Airlines, on December 5, 1967, by Sheffield P. Wilds, who was the airline's first president. History In 1973, Florence Airlines was operating three daily scheduled passenger and cargo flights between Florence, South Carolina, and Charlotte, North Carolina, with a fleet of one Aero Commander, Aero Commander 500B and two Piper Cherokee Sixes. Between 1973 and 1976, they also used a Piper Cherokee, Piper Cherokee 140 for pilot training purposes. By early 1975, William E. Smith had become president of the airline, and had added one Piper Cherokee Arrow to their fleet, but service had been reduced to just twice daily passenger service between Florence (South Carolina) and Charlotte (North Carolina). On March 30, 1975, the airline began operating under th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence, South Carolina
Florence is a city in and the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It lies at the intersection of Interstates 20 and 95 and is the eastern terminus of the former. It is the primary city within the Florence metropolitan area. The area forms the core of the historical "Pee Dee" region of South Carolina, which includes the eight counties of northeastern South Carolina, along with sections of southeastern North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population of Florence was 39,899. Florence is one of the major cities in South Carolina. In 1965, Florence was named an All-American City, presented by the National Civic League. The city was founded as a railroad hub and became the junction of three major railroad systems, including the Wilmington and Manchester, the Northeastern, and the Cheraw and Darlington. History The City of Florence was chartered in 1871 by the Reconstruction government and incorporated in 1890 following the 1888 creation of Floren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
